ACT Class Profile Report

CODE: 1580 NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY THIBODAUX, LA

2012-2013 FRESHMEN (STATE SUPPLIED DATA)

NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY THIBODAUX, LA

COLLEGE CODE 1580

2012-2013 FRESHMEN

130510 ACT CLASS PROFILE REPORT STATE SUPPLIED DATA

Avg ACT Group______N Comp

Total Received 3998 20.1 Enrolled, Full-Time, Degree Seeking 765 21.5 Enrolled, Part-Time 154 18.0

ACT Research Services

CLASS PROFILE REPORT

Table of Contents

Executive Summary Five Year Pattern on Selected Statistics for Freshmen at Your Institution Characteristics of ACT-Tested Freshmen for the Most Popular Planned Educational Majors Core Curriculum, High School Rank and ACT Scores Summary of ACT Score Averages, Standard Deviations and Quartile Values

Table 01 College Choice Preferences at Time of Testing ...... 1

Table 02 Number and Percent of Students in the College Readiness Standards Score Ranges ...... 2

Table 03 Frequency Distributions - ACT Composite Score ...... 3

Table 04 Frequency Distributions - ACT English Score ...... 4

Table 05 Frequency Distributions - ACT Mathematics Score ...... 5

Table 06 Frequency Distributions - ACT Reading Score ...... 6

Table 07 Frequency Distributions - ACT Science Score ...... 7

Table 08 High School GPA & ACT Average Scores by Common Course Sequences ...... 8

Table 08 High School GPA & ACT Average Scores by Common Course Sequences by Subgroup (not present in this report) ...... 9

Table 09 Ability of Students by High School Background ...... 10

Table 10 Major Feeder High Schools for ACT-tested Freshmen ...... 11

Table 11 Admission/Enrollment Information: Student Characteristics/Preferences at Time of Testing ...... 12-14

Table 12 Planned Educational Majors (General Categories) ...... 15

Table 13 Financial Aid Considerations and Educational Degree Aspirations ...... 16

Table 14 Special Program and Service Needs ...... 17

Table 15 College Freshmen Trends: Scores, Grades, Ethnic Background, etc ...... 18

Table 16 Number of ACT Score Reports Sent to Your Institution and to Competing Institutions ...... 19

A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The number of enrolled 2012-2013 ACT-tested freshmen ( 765) represents ( 19%) of student score reports received by your campus. Enrolled counts shown in this report are limited to those students your institution identified as enrolled full-time and degree seeking. It is assumed that enrolled students for whom a full-time/degree seeking status was not provided are full-time/degree seeking.

The average ACT composite score for your ACT-tested enrolled freshmen was 21.5 (men = 21.7, women = 21.3). The national ACT composite for 2011-2012 high school graduates was 21.1.

The five-year pattern on selected statistics for freshmen at your institution follows:

Avg Pct with Pct Pct in ACT 1st ACT 2nd ACT Core Pct Scoring Top Qtr Choice Choice Year Nct Comp Courses Minority 28+ in HS College College ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2012-2013 765 21.5 90 27 5 39 42 17 2011-2012 740 21.6 85 22 5 38 43 18 2010-2011 827 21.6 85 21 5 43 44 18 2009-2010 1071 21.1 78 22 4 38 48 19 2008-2009 1118 21.1 79 23 4 40 46 20

Characteristics of ACT-tested freshmen for the most popular planned educational fields are:

Planned Avg Pct with Pct Pct in ACT 1st ACT 2nd Educational ACT Core Pct Scoring Top Qtr Choice Choice Major Nct Comp Courses Minority 28+ in HS College College ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Health Sciences & Technologies 228 21.3 95 30 4 46 48 18 Undecided 77 22.4 96 25 6 45 42 19 Business 76 20.6 95 28 1 34 41 16 Sciences: Biological & Physical 61 21.9 95 25 5 41 41 15 Education 53 21.5 91 21 9 42 53 8

Average ACT scores by Core Curriculum (Core or more is defined as at least 4 years of English, and at least 3 years of Mathematics, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences):

Group Nct English Math Reading Science Composite ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Core or more 690 22.0 20.8 21.5 21.2 21.5 Less than core 33 20.8 19.9 20.2 20.0 20.4 Total Group 765 21.9 20.8 21.5 21.2 21.5

Average ACT Scores by High School Rank:

Group Nct English Math Reading Science Composite ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Top Quarter 302 23.8 22.5 22.9 22.2 23.0 Second Quarter 237 20.9 19.9 20.5 20.6 20.6 Third Quarter 94 19.7 19.2 20.3 19.9 19.9 Bottom Quarter 25 20.5 18.8 19.3 19.8 19.6 A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3

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Summary of ACT Score Averages and Standard Deviations:

————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2011-2012 Norms Score National Mstr Avg S.D. Avg S.D. Avg S.D. Avg S.D. Avg S.D. Avg S.D. Avg S.D. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

English 20.2 5.0 21.9 4.2 19.9 5.1 --.- -.- --.- -.- 22.1 6.0 21.9 5.4 Usage/Mechanics 10.1 3.2 11.1 2.9 9.9 3.2 --.- -.- --.- -.- 11.2 3.7 11.0 3.4 Rhetorical Skills 10.3 2.7 11.2 2.3 10.1 2.8 --.- -.- --.- -.- 11.4 3.2 11.3 2.9

Mathematics 19.5 3.8 20.8 3.7 19.3 3.8 --.- -.- --.- -.- 22.2 5.2 21.8 4.6 Elementary Algebra 10.1 2.8 11.0 2.6 10.0 2.9 --.- -.- --.- -.- 11.7 3.4 11.5 3.1 Alg/Coord Geometry 10.0 2.3 10.6 2.1 9.9 2.3 --.- -.- --.- -.- 11.2 2.8 11.0 2.5 Plane Geom/Trig 9.7 2.4 10.4 2.2 9.6 2.5 --.- -.- --.- -.- 11.1 3.0 11.0 2.7

Reading 20.1 5.0 21.5 4.6 19.9 5.0 --.- -.- --.- -.- 22.6 6.0 22.4 5.6 Social Studies/Sci 10.2 3.0 10.9 2.8 10.1 3.1 --.- -.- --.- -.- 11.5 3.4 11.4 3.2 Arts/Literature 10.1 3.3 11.0 3.1 9.9 3.3 --.- -.- --.- -.- 11.6 3.7 11.5 3.5

Science 19.9 4.1 21.2 3.7 19.7 4.1 --.- -.- --.- -.- 22.1 4.9 21.8 4.4

Composite 20.1 3.8 21.5 3.4 19.8 3.9 --.- -.- --.- -.- 22.4 5.0 22.1 4.3

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ACT Quartile Values:

English Q1 (25th percentile) 16.8 19.1 16.3 --.- --.- 18.0 18.4 Q2 (median) 20.2 21.6 19.9 --.- --.- 22.0 21.7 Q3 (75th percentile) 23.3 24.2 23.1 --.- --.- 26.2 25.3

Math Q1 (25th percentile) 16.4 17.7 16.2 --.- --.- 17.7 17.9 Q2 (median) 18.5 20.2 18.3 --.- --.- 22.3 21.9 Q3 (75th percentile) 22.6 23.6 22.4 --.- --.- 25.8 25.0

Reading Q1 (25th percentile) 16.5 18.4 16.2 --.- --.- 18.2 18.4 Q2 (median) 19.9 21.3 19.5 --.- --.- 22.2 21.9 Q3 (75th percentile) 23.2 24.2 22.9 --.- --.- 27.0 26.1

Science Q1 (25th percentile) 17.4 19.0 17.1 --.- --.- 19.0 19.2 Q2 (median) 20.1 21.1 19.9 --.- --.- 22.0 21.8 Q3 (75th percentile) 22.6 23.6 22.5 --.- --.- 25.0 24.5

Comp Q1 (25th percentile) 17.3 19.3 17.0 --.- --.- 18.8 19.0 Q2 (median) 19.9 21.1 19.6 --.- --.- 22.2 21.9 Q3 (75th percentile) 22.6 23.6 22.4 --.- --.- 25.9 25.1

All Students 3998 765 3079 -- -- A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3

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Table 01 College Choice Preferences at Time of Testing ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2011-2012 Norms Score National Mstr Nct % Nct % Nct % Nct % Nct % % % —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

All Students 3998 765 3079 -- --

Men & Women Combined Choice 1 1170 29 321 42 795 26 ------23 24 Choice 2 921 23 133 17 764 25 ------9 9 Choices 3-6 1210 30 86 11 1106 36 ------8 9

Supplemental 540 14 105 14 408 13 ------17 19 Residual 11 0 4 1 6 0 ------1 1 Other 146 4 116 15 0 0 ------42 38

Men Choice 1 475 28 127 39 328 25 ------23 23 Choice 2 387 23 53 16 326 25 ------8 9 Choices 3-6 566 33 43 13 515 39 ------8 9

Supplemental 208 12 40 12 158 12 ------18 19 Residual 3 0 1 0 2 0 ------1 1 Other 72 4 58 18 0 0 ------43 39

Women Choice 1 695 30 194 44 467 27 ------24 25 Choice 2 534 23 80 18 438 25 ------9 9 Choices 3-6 644 28 43 10 591 34 ------8 9

Supplemental 332 15 65 15 250 14 ------17 19 Residual 8 0 3 1 4 0 ------1 1 Other 74 3 58 13 0 0 ------42 38

Average ACT Composite Score ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT National Mstr by College Choice Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Avg Avg —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Choice 1 1170 19.7 321 21.7 795 19.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.7 22.1 Choice 2 921 19.7 133 21.3 764 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 22.7 22.2 Choice 3-6 1210 20.3 86 21.7 1106 20.2 -- --.- -- --.- 22.7 22.3

Supplemental 540 21.0 105 21.5 408 21.1 -- --.- -- --.- 25.0 23.7 Residual 11 18.5 4 19.8 6 17.5 -- --.- -- --.- 19.6 19.9 Other 146 20.1 116 20.8 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- --.- --.- A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3

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Table 02 Number and Percent of Students in the College Readiness Standards Score Ranges ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2011-2012 Norms Score National Mstr Nct % Nct % Nct % Nct % Nct % % % ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Composite 33-36 4 0 1 0 3 0 ------2 1 28-32 138 3 35 5 103 3 ------14 11 24-27 605 15 160 21 442 14 ------24 25 20-23 1438 36 368 48 1036 34 ------30 35 16-19 1376 34 178 23 1098 36 ------22 23 13-15 392 10 22 3 354 11 ------7 5 01-12 45 1 1 0 43 1 ------1 1 Mean (S.D.) 20.1 (3.8) 21.5 (3.4) 19.8 (3.9) --.- (-.-) --.- (-.-) 22.4 (5.0) 22.1 (4.3)

English 33-36 62 2 15 2 45 1 ------5 3 28-32 236 6 60 8 173 6 ------14 12 24-27 652 16 169 22 477 15 ------22 22 20-23 1301 33 302 39 959 31 ------27 31 16-19 1035 26 181 24 796 26 ------18 19 13-15 479 12 33 4 412 13 ------9 8 01-12 233 6 5 1 217 7 ------6 4 Mean (S.D.) 20.2 (5.0) 21.9 (4.2) 19.9 (5.1) --.- (-.-) --.- (-.-) 22.1 (6.0) 21.9 (5.4)

Mathematics 33-36 8 0 1 0 7 0 ------4 2 28-32 92 2 26 3 66 2 ------11 9 24-27 636 16 175 23 461 15 ------26 27 20-23 932 23 217 28 704 23 ------23 27 16-19 1880 47 326 43 1445 47 ------28 30 13-15 442 11 19 2 389 13 ------8 6 01-12 8 0 1 0 7 0 ------0 0 Mean (S.D.) 19.5 (3.8) 20.8 (3.7) 19.3 (3.8) --.- (-.-) --.- (-.-) 22.2 (5.2) 21.8 (4.6)

Reading 33-36 48 1 12 2 36 1 ------6 5 28-32 307 8 77 10 228 7 ------16 15 24-27 585 15 147 19 423 14 ------20 21 20-23 1196 30 288 38 859 28 ------25 28 16-19 1121 28 169 22 898 29 ------20 21 13-15 557 14 59 8 470 15 ------9 8 01-12 184 5 13 2 165 5 ------3 3 Mean (S.D.) 20.1 (5.0) 21.5 (4.6) 19.9 (5.0) --.- (-.-) --.- (-.-) 22.6 (6.0) 22.4 (5.6)

Science 33-36 10 0 2 0 8 0 ------3 1 28-32 100 3 31 4 69 2 ------10 8 24-27 635 16 165 22 463 15 ------24 24 20-23 1542 39 348 45 1148 37 ------35 39 16-19 1157 29 170 22 918 30 ------19 20 13-15 392 10 39 5 329 11 ------6 5 01-12 162 4 10 1 144 5 ------3 2 Mean (S.D.) 19.9 (4.1) 21.2 (3.7) 19.7 (4.1) --.- (-.-) --.- (-.-) 22.1 (4.9) 21.8 (4.4) A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3

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Table 03 Frequency Distributions - ACT Composite Score ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Score Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2011-2012 Norms Score Value Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP National Mstr Value ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 36 0 99 0 99 0 99 ------99 99 36 35 0 99 0 99 0 99 ------99 99 35 34 1 99 1 99 0 99 ------99 99 34 33 3 99 0 99 3 99 ------99 99 33 32 7 99 0 99 7 99 ------98 99 32 31 15 99 4 99 11 99 ------96 98 31

30 23 99 10 99 13 99 ------94 97 30 29 32 99 8 98 24 99 ------91 95 29 28 61 98 13 97 48 98 ------88 92 28 27 104 96 28 95 76 97 ------83 88 27 26 104 94 24 92 79 94 ------79 84 26 25 162 91 44 88 117 92 ------73 78 25

24 235 87 64 83 170 88 ------67 71 24 23 278 81 76 74 200 82 ------60 63 23 22 286 74 71 64 209 76 ------52 55 22 21 387 67 103 55 279 69 ------45 46 21 20 487 58 118 42 348 60 ------37 37 20 19 380 45 62 26 299 49 ------30 29 19

18 361 36 60 18 269 39 ------23 21 18 17 352 27 36 10 290 30 ------17 15 17 16 283 18 20 6 240 21 ------12 10 16 15 195 11 12 3 172 13 ------8 6 15 14 116 6 6 1 107 7 ------5 3 14 13 81 3 4 1 75 4 ------3 2 13

12 35 1 1 1 33 1 ------1 1 12 11 8 1 0 1 8 1 ------1 1 11 10 2 1 0 1 2 1 ------1 1 10 9 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 9 8 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 8 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 7

6 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 6 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 1 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mean 20.1 21.5 19.8 --.- --.- 22.4 22.1 S.D. 3.8 3.4 3.9 -.- -.- 5.0 4.3 Nct 3998 765 3079 -- --

NOTE: CP is the cumulative percent of students at or below each score point A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3

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Table 04 Frequency Distributions - ACT English Score ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Score Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2011-2012 Norms Score Value Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP National Mstr Value ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 36 0 99 0 99 0 99 ------99 99 36 35 16 99 3 99 13 99 ------99 99 35 34 18 99 5 99 12 99 ------98 99 34 33 28 99 7 99 20 99 ------96 98 33 32 26 98 6 98 20 99 ------95 97 32 31 39 98 9 97 30 98 ------93 95 31

30 51 97 14 96 37 97 ------90 93 30 29 59 96 19 94 39 96 ------88 91 29 28 61 94 12 92 47 94 ------84 88 28 27 104 93 28 90 76 93 ------81 85 27 26 116 90 32 87 84 90 ------76 81 26 25 152 87 35 82 114 88 ------72 76 25

24 280 83 74 78 203 84 ------66 71 24 23 256 76 73 68 179 77 ------59 62 23 22 261 70 70 59 185 72 ------54 56 22 21 415 63 87 49 315 66 ------47 48 21 20 369 53 72 38 280 55 ------39 39 20 19 358 44 69 29 260 46 ------32 32 19

18 259 35 47 20 202 38 ------27 26 18 17 194 28 31 13 156 31 ------23 21 17 16 224 23 34 9 178 26 ------19 17 16 15 249 18 21 5 208 20 ------15 12 15 14 148 12 6 2 133 14 ------10 8 14 13 82 8 6 1 71 9 ------8 5 13

12 68 6 3 1 61 7 ------6 4 12 11 67 4 1 1 63 5 ------4 3 11 10 54 2 0 1 50 3 ------3 2 10 9 24 1 0 1 24 1 ------2 1 9 8 14 1 1 1 13 1 ------1 1 8 7 4 1 0 1 4 1 ------1 1 7

6 1 1 0 1 1 1 ------1 1 6 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 ------1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 1 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mean 20.2 21.9 19.9 --.- --.- 22.1 21.9 S.D. 5.0 4.2 5.1 -.- -.- 6.0 5.4 Nct 3998 765 3079 -- --

NOTE: CP is the cumulative percent of students at or below each score point A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3

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Table 05 Frequency Distributions - ACT Mathematics Score ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Score Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2011-2012 Norms Score Value Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP National Mstr Value ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 36 0 99 0 99 0 99 ------99 99 36 35 1 99 1 99 0 99 ------99 99 35 34 3 99 0 99 3 99 ------99 99 34 33 4 99 0 99 4 99 ------97 99 33 32 3 99 1 99 2 99 ------96 98 32 31 7 99 2 99 5 99 ------94 97 31

30 16 99 4 99 12 99 ------93 96 30 29 25 99 5 99 20 99 ------91 95 29 28 41 99 14 98 27 99 ------88 93 28 27 74 97 23 96 51 98 ------85 90 27 26 125 96 32 93 93 96 ------79 85 26 25 178 93 45 89 133 93 ------73 78 25

24 259 88 75 83 184 89 ------66 71 24 23 289 82 69 74 219 83 ------59 62 23 22 222 74 54 65 165 76 ------51 54 22 21 173 69 40 58 128 70 ------46 47 21 20 248 64 54 52 192 66 ------41 42 20 19 321 58 77 45 240 60 ------36 36 19

18 419 50 101 35 299 52 ------31 30 18 17 523 40 84 22 407 42 ------24 22 17 16 617 27 64 11 499 29 ------17 14 16 15 335 11 14 3 292 13 ------8 6 15 14 80 3 5 1 72 3 ------3 2 14 13 27 1 0 1 25 1 ------1 1 13

12 7 1 1 1 6 1 ------1 1 12 11 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 11 10 1 1 0 1 1 1 ------1 1 10 9 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 9 8 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 8 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 7

6 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 6 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 1 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mean 19.5 20.8 19.3 --.- --.- 22.2 21.8 S.D. 3.8 3.7 3.8 -.- -.- 5.2 4.6 Nct 3998 765 3079 -- --

NOTE: CP is the cumulative percent of students at or below each score point A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3

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Table 06 Frequency Distributions - ACT Reading Score ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Score Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2011-2012 Norms Score Value Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP National Mstr Value ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 36 7 99 2 99 5 99 ------99 99 36 35 7 99 1 99 6 99 ------99 99 35 34 15 99 5 99 10 99 ------98 99 34 33 19 99 4 99 15 99 ------96 97 33 32 32 99 4 98 28 99 ------94 95 32 31 48 98 11 98 36 98 ------91 93 31

30 68 97 18 96 50 97 ------88 90 30 29 80 95 27 94 52 95 ------84 87 29 28 79 93 17 91 62 93 ------81 84 28 27 96 91 19 88 74 91 ------77 81 27 26 100 89 25 86 70 89 ------73 77 26 25 152 86 39 83 111 87 ------69 72 25

24 237 82 64 78 168 83 ------64 67 24 23 195 76 48 69 142 78 ------58 60 23 22 283 72 79 63 194 73 ------52 54 22 21 376 65 82 53 282 67 ------45 47 21 20 342 55 79 42 241 58 ------38 39 20 19 254 47 43 32 204 50 ------32 32 19

18 340 40 59 26 265 43 ------26 25 18 17 278 32 33 18 230 35 ------21 20 17 16 249 25 34 14 199 27 ------16 15 16 15 239 19 24 9 201 21 ------12 11 15 14 184 13 24 6 154 14 ------9 7 14 13 134 8 11 3 115 9 ------5 4 13

12 109 5 7 2 96 5 ------3 3 12 11 39 2 3 1 36 2 ------2 1 11 10 16 1 1 1 15 1 ------1 1 10 9 11 1 1 1 10 1 ------1 1 9 8 5 1 0 1 5 1 ------1 1 8 7 2 1 1 1 1 1 ------1 1 7

6 2 1 0 1 2 1 ------1 1 6 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 1 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mean 20.1 21.5 19.9 --.- --.- 22.6 22.4 S.D. 5.0 4.6 5.0 -.- -.- 6.0 5.6 Nct 3998 765 3079 -- --

NOTE: CP is the cumulative percent of students at or below each score point A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3

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Table 07 Frequency Distributions - ACT Science Score ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Score Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2011-2012 Norms Score Value Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP Nct CP National Mstr Value ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 36 0 99 0 99 0 99 ------99 99 36 35 2 99 0 99 2 99 ------99 99 35 34 4 99 2 99 2 99 ------99 99 34 33 4 99 0 99 4 99 ------99 99 33 32 8 99 1 99 7 99 ------97 99 32 31 10 99 4 99 6 99 ------96 98 31

30 18 99 5 99 13 99 ------95 97 30 29 20 99 5 98 15 99 ------93 96 29 28 44 98 16 98 28 98 ------91 94 28 27 84 97 24 96 60 97 ------87 91 27 26 98 95 22 93 76 96 ------83 87 26 25 178 93 46 90 130 93 ------78 82 25

24 275 88 73 84 197 89 ------71 75 24 23 290 81 66 74 219 82 ------63 66 23 22 325 74 82 65 237 75 ------54 56 22 21 439 66 89 55 337 68 ------46 48 21 20 488 55 111 43 355 57 ------37 37 20 19 317 43 59 29 244 45 ------28 27 19

18 377 35 48 21 302 37 ------22 20 18 17 251 25 39 15 199 27 ------16 14 17 16 212 19 24 10 173 21 ------12 10 16 15 153 14 12 6 131 15 ------9 7 15 14 118 10 16 5 98 11 ------6 5 14 13 121 7 11 3 100 8 ------4 3 13

12 72 4 4 1 64 5 ------3 2 12 11 39 2 2 1 35 3 ------2 1 11 10 33 1 3 1 29 1 ------1 1 10 9 11 1 0 1 11 1 ------1 1 9 8 7 1 1 1 5 1 ------1 1 8 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 7

6 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 6 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ------1 1 1 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mean 19.9 21.2 19.7 --.- --.- 22.1 21.8 S.D. 4.1 3.7 4.1 -.- -.- 4.9 4.4 Nct 3998 765 3079 -- --

NOTE: CP is the cumulative percent of students at or below each score point A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3

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Table 08 High School GPA & ACT Average Scores by Common Course Sequences ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Scores Received Enrolled

English HS ACT ACT HS ACT ACT Course Sequence Nct English English Comp Nct English English Comp —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Eng 9, Eng 10, Eng 11, Eng 12, Speech 789 3.12 20.9 20.5 167 3.26 21.7 21.3 Eng 9, Eng 10, Eng 11, Eng 12 2998 3.01 20.2 20.0 553 3.19 22.1 21.5 Less than 4 years of English 52 2.74 17.8 18.1 3 3.57 21.7 21.3 No English Course/Grade Information Reported 159 -.-- 19.0 19.5 42 -.-- 20.9 21.5

————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Mathematics HS ACT ACT HS ACT ACT Course Sequence Nct Math Math Comp Nct Math Math Comp —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig, Calc 150 3.20 21.6 21.6 40 3.35 23.2 22.7 Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig, Other Adv Math 263 3.06 20.1 20.7 68 3.20 20.5 21.2 Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Trig 203 2.86 19.2 19.9 51 3.01 19.7 21.4 Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom, Other Adv Math 1137 2.80 18.9 19.6 191 3.04 20.0 20.7 Alg 1, Alg 2, Geom 265 2.37 17.0 17.7 28 2.72 18.8 20.3 Other Combinations of 3 or More Years Math 1752 3.02 20.3 20.7 343 3.21 21.4 21.9 Less than 3 Years of Math 68 2.13 16.4 17.2 2 3.50 19.5 19.5 No Math Course/Grade Information Reported 160 -.-- 18.4 19.4 42 -.-- 20.0 21.5

————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Social Science HS ACT ACT HS ACT ACT Course Sequence Nct Soc Sci Reading Comp Nct Soc Sci Reading Comp —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

US Hist, World Hist, AM Govt, Other Hist 45 3.23 20.5 20.2 5 3.24 23.8 23.4 US Hist, World Hist, AM Govt 69 3.02 19.4 19.5 13 3.20 21.5 21.5 Other Combinations of 3 or More Yrs Soc Sci 3520 3.18 20.2 20.2 676 3.35 21.5 21.5 Less than 3 Years of Soc Sci 203 2.91 18.4 18.5 29 3.21 20.2 20.6 No Soc Sci Course/Grade Information Reported 161 -.-- 20.3 19.5 42 -.-- 22.8 21.5

————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Natural Science HS ACT ACT HS ACT ACT Course Sequence Nct Nat Sci Science Comp Nct Nat Sci Science Comp —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Gen Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics 2172 3.09 20.5 20.7 437 3.26 21.6 21.9 Biology, Chemistry, Physics 56 3.21 21.5 22.0 12 3.07 21.3 21.3 Gen Science, Biology, Chemistry 1458 2.82 19.3 19.4 268 3.09 20.3 20.8 Other Combinations of 3 or More Yrs Nat Sci 14 3.09 19.0 19.4 2 3.35 22.0 21.0 Less than 3 years of Nat Sci 137 2.39 17.4 17.2 4 3.00 20.0 21.0 No Nat Sci Course/Grade Information Reported 161 -.-- 19.6 19.5 42 -.-- 22.0 21.5 A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3

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Table 09 Ability of Students by High School Background ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2011-2012 Norms ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT National Mstr Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Avg Avg —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Reported High School Curriculum or Program: Business or Commercial 88 18.1 9 20.4 71 17.9 -- --.- -- --.- 19.8 20.1 Vocational-Occupational 58 17.8 10 20.9 48 17.1 -- --.- -- --.- 19.5 20.3 College Preparatory 2866 20.6 580 21.8 2183 20.4 -- --.- -- --.- 23.4 22.7 Other or General 736 18.9 115 20.1 590 18.7 -- --.- -- --.- 20.5 20.8 No response 250 19.1 51 21.2 187 18.5 -- --.- -- --.- 21.3 21.1

Advanced placement, accelerated, or honors courses in: English 1391 22.1 356 22.8 1016 21.9 -- --.- -- --.- 24.3 23.5 Mathematics 1310 22.2 337 22.9 957 22.1 -- --.- -- --.- 25.0 24.1 Social Studies 1165 22.2 307 22.8 845 22.1 -- --.- -- --.- 24.6 23.7 Natural Sciences 1273 22.2 330 22.9 920 22.1 -- --.- -- --.- 24.9 23.9 Foreign Languages 438 21.8 103 22.6 330 21.6 -- --.- -- --.- 24.9 23.7

Graduates of what type of High School: Public High School 2906 19.8 571 21.3 2231 19.6 -- --.- -- --.- 22.3 22.0 Catholic High School 631 21.5 115 22.4 489 21.5 -- --.- -- --.- 23.8 22.7 Private, Independent School 151 19.4 22 21.3 119 19.1 -- --.- -- --.- 24.4 23.6 Private, Denominational School 49 21.0 10 21.5 38 20.9 -- --.- -- --.- 23.8 23.6 Military School 3 18.0 0 0.0 3 18.0 -- --.- -- --.- 20.6 20.5 Other (e.g., GED) 24 18.2 0 0.0 24 18.2 -- --.- -- --.- 20.7 21.1 No response 198 19.2 46 21.3 141 18.5 -- --.- -- --.- 21.2 21.0

Size of High School Graduating class: Fewer than 25 121 19.9 16 20.8 99 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 21.9 22.5 25-99 558 19.5 84 20.6 438 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 22.0 22.2 100-199 920 20.5 166 22.3 711 20.2 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 22.1 200-399 1513 20.2 329 21.4 1147 19.9 -- --.- -- --.- 22.5 22.2 400-599 350 20.3 75 21.2 262 20.1 -- --.- -- --.- 23.1 22.5 600-899 79 20.3 10 21.7 67 20.2 -- --.- -- --.- 23.3 22.5 900 or more 97 19.3 14 19.9 80 19.2 -- --.- -- --.- 22.5 21.8 No response 360 19.5 71 21.4 275 19.1 -- --.- -- --.- 21.3 21.1

Number of in-state students 3846 20.0 738 21.4 2957 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- Number of out-of-state students 152 21.2 27 22.3 122 21.0 -- --.- -- --.-

All Students 3998 20.1 765 21.5 3079 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 22.4 22.1 A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3

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Table 10 Major Feeder High Schools for ACT-tested Freshmen ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled High School Name City ST Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

THIBODAUX HIGH SCHOOL THIBODAUX LA 163 20.0 63 21.4 89 19.2 -- --.- -- --.- EDWARD D WHITE CATHOLIC HS THIBODAUX LA 123 23.5 54 23.8 63 23.7 -- --.- -- --.- SOUTH LAFOURCHE HIGH SCHOOL GALLIANO LA 125 20.7 41 22.8 84 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- H L BOURGEOIS HIGH SCHOOL GRAY LA 119 20.5 41 21.8 72 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- TERREBONNE HIGH HOUMA LA 129 20.1 40 22.3 82 19.2 -- --.- -- --.-

CENTRAL LAFOURCHE HIGH SCHOOL RACELAND LA 139 20.1 39 21.1 97 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- SOUTH TERREBONNE HIGH SCHOOL BOURG LA 86 20.7 31 21.9 53 20.2 -- --.- -- --.- ASSUMPTION HIGH SCHOOL NAPOLEONVILLE LA 115 19.9 28 20.9 83 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- BERWICK HIGH SCHOOL BERWICK LA 50 22.4 21 22.9 27 22.3 -- --.- -- --.- VANDEBILT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL HOUMA LA 116 21.7 21 22.0 90 21.8 -- --.- -- --.-

MORGAN CITY HIGH SCHOOL MORGAN CITY LA 73 20.1 17 21.1 49 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- DESTREHAN HIGH SCHOOL DESTREHAN LA 54 19.6 15 20.3 39 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- HAHNVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BOUTTE LA 95 20.3 13 22.5 78 20.1 -- --.- -- --.- ALLEN J ELLENDER MEMORIAL HS HOUMA LA 47 18.9 10 21.3 37 18.2 -- --.- -- --.- EAST ASCENSION HIGH SCHOOL GONZALES LA 53 20.3 9 21.2 43 20.2 -- --.- -- --.-

PATTERSON HIGH SCHOOL PATTERSON LA 34 19.2 9 21.6 21 18.6 -- --.- -- --.- HELEN COX HIGH SCHOOL HARVEY LA 46 18.2 7 18.6 38 18.1 -- --.- -- --.- LUTCHER HIGH SCHOOL LUTCHER LA 43 20.9 7 21.6 36 20.7 -- --.- -- --.- JOHN EHRET HIGH SCHOOL MARRERO LA 50 17.5 7 19.7 42 17.1 -- --.- -- --.- SAINT JAMES HIGH SCHOOL SAINT JAMES LA 29 19.1 7 20.6 20 18.8 -- --.- -- --.-

DUTCHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL GEISMAR LA 39 22.6 6 22.5 33 22.6 -- --.- -- --.- CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL MORGAN CITY LA 23 20.1 6 22.3 11 20.4 -- --.- -- --.- SOPHIE B WRIGHT CHARTER SCHOOL NEW ORLEANS LA 9 17.9 6 19.2 0 --.- -- --.- -- --.- PLAQUEMINE HIGH SCHOOL PLAQUEMINE LA 43 17.7 6 17.3 32 18.1 -- --.- -- --.- DONALDSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL DONALDSONVILLE LA 21 17.0 5 21.2 14 15.5 -- --.- -- --.-

WEST JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL HARVEY LA 21 18.3 5 18.6 14 18.3 -- --.- -- --.- CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL NEW IBERIA LA 15 21.9 5 20.8 10 22.5 -- --.- -- --.- EDNA KARR HIGH SCHOOL NEW ORLEANS LA 37 18.9 5 19.6 32 18.8 -- --.- -- --.- WARREN EASTON CHARTER HS NEW ORLEANS LA 30 17.5 5 19.2 21 17.3 -- --.- -- --.- SAINT JOHN HIGH SCHOOL PLAQUEMINE LA 12 20.0 5 20.4 7 19.7 -- --.- -- --.-

Other In-State High Schools 1735 19.8 188 20.8 1488 19.8 Other Out-of-State High Schools 148 21.1 26 22.2 119 21.0 Invalid High School or no High School code given 176 19.7 17 21.3 155 19.6

All Students 3998 20.1 765 21.5 3079 19.8 A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3

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Table 11 Admission/Enrollment Information: Student Characteristics/Preferences at Time of Testing ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2011-2012 Norms ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT National Mstr Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Avg Avg —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Racial or Ethnic Background: Black/African American 1046 17.7 150 19.2 827 17.5 -- --.- -- --.- 18.1 18.3 American Indian/Alaska Native 72 19.6 13 20.9 58 19.3 -- --.- -- --.- 20.5 20.7 White 2339 21.1 487 22.2 1786 20.9 -- --.- -- --.- 23.4 23.1 Hispanic/Latino 176 20.3 33 21.4 138 20.1 -- --.- -- --.- 20.2 20.0 Asian 46 20.1 8 19.3 38 20.3 -- --.- -- --.- 24.4 22.3 Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islndr 1 21.0 1 21.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 20.4 20.0 Two or more races 98 19.9 25 21.6 70 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.5 22.0 Prefer not to respond 122 20.0 13 20.3 106 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- 23.4 22.8 No response 98 20.1 35 21.5 56 19.3 -- --.- -- --.- 20.5 20.6

Type of college which they prefer to attend: Public college or university (4-yr) 3328 20.2 646 21.5 2552 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.0 21.7 Private college or university (4-yr) 215 21.2 41 22.3 168 21.1 -- --.- -- --.- 24.8 23.7 Pub community/junior college (2-yr) 110 17.2 6 19.0 101 17.0 -- --.- -- --.- 18.4 19.6 Private junior college (2-yr) 5 18.6 0 0.0 5 18.6 -- --.- -- --.- 18.7 20.2 Career/technical sch (2-yr or less) 59 17.2 3 20.0 54 17.0 -- --.- -- --.- 18.6 20.0 School of nursing 58 19.4 12 21.0 45 19.0 -- --.- -- --.- 19.7 20.7 No response 223 19.7 57 21.4 154 19.1 -- --.- -- --.- 22.7 22.1

Prefer to attend college with a maximum yearly tuition of: $500 29 17.6 4 21.5 22 16.8 -- --.- -- --.- 17.7 18.8 $1,000 75 17.3 10 20.2 60 16.9 -- --.- -- --.- 17.6 18.5 $2,000 221 18.5 34 20.3 169 18.3 -- --.- -- --.- 18.5 19.3 $3,000 228 19.0 35 21.0 188 18.7 -- --.- -- --.- 19.2 19.8 $4,000 264 19.3 48 20.2 204 19.2 -- --.- -- --.- 19.9 20.4 $5,000 408 19.8 74 21.1 316 19.6 -- --.- -- --.- 20.8 21.0 $7,500 230 20.0 38 20.6 183 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- 21.5 21.5 $10,000 113 20.1 25 22.0 85 19.6 -- --.- -- --.- 22.3 22.0 No preference 2085 20.7 423 21.9 1593 20.5 -- --.- -- --.- 23.1 22.6 No response 345 19.7 74 21.3 259 19.2 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 21.8

All Students 3998 20.1 765 21.5 3079 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 22.4 22.1 A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3

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The size of college they prefer to attend is: Under 1,000 students 116 17.8 12 19.9 95 17.6 -- --.- -- --.- 19.3 20.7 1,000 to 5,000 students 914 19.4 173 21.1 704 19.1 -- --.- -- --.- 21.5 22.2 5,000 to 10,000 students 1074 20.1 201 21.7 831 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 22.4 22.2 10,000 to 20,000 students 797 20.5 146 21.3 622 20.5 -- --.- -- --.- 22.7 22.0 20,000 students and over 520 20.3 94 21.5 402 20.2 -- --.- -- --.- 22.7 21.5 No response 577 20.7 139 21.9 425 20.4 -- --.- -- --.- 23.0 22.4

College they prefer to attend is: Coeducational 2940 20.3 580 21.5 2262 20.1 -- --.- -- --.- 22.8 22.4 All male 3 20.0 1 17.0 2 21.5 -- --.- -- --.- 20.0 20.5 All female 1 31.0 0 0.0 1 31.0 -- --.- -- --.- 19.2 20.6 No preference 831 19.5 132 21.6 657 19.2 -- --.- -- --.- 20.7 21.1 No response 223 19.4 52 21.1 157 18.9 -- --.- -- --.- 22.0 21.6

Distance from home to college: Less than 10 miles 225 20.0 67 22.2 150 19.1 -- --.- -- --.- 20.7 21.2 10-25 miles 511 19.9 96 21.2 395 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- 20.6 21.2 26-100 miles 1585 20.1 284 21.6 1239 19.9 -- --.- -- --.- 21.6 21.7 More than 100 miles 672 19.9 117 21.1 525 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 22.9 22.3 No particular college in mind 723 20.4 139 21.5 563 20.2 -- --.- -- --.- 23.4 22.8 No response 282 19.8 62 21.2 207 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.4 21.9

All Students 3998 20.1 765 21.5 3079 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 22.4 22.1 A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3

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Religious Preference: African Methodist Episcopal 6 18.5 0 0.0 6 18.5 -- --.- -- --.- 18.5 18.5 African Methodist Episcopal Zion 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 17.8 18.1 Anglican 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.4 21.5 Assemblies of God 46 20.2 8 22.1 36 19.9 -- --.- -- --.- 21.7 22.1 Baha’i 1 18.0 0 0.0 1 18.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.1 21.4 Baptist 816 18.4 124 19.7 649 18.3 -- --.- -- --.- 20.4 20.8 Southern Baptist Convention 68 20.0 10 20.5 53 20.2 -- --.- -- --.- 22.7 23.0 Buddhist 9 19.7 1 17.0 8 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.1 21.3 Christian-Disciples of Christ 245 19.7 41 20.6 194 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 20.7 20.9 Christian Reformed Church in America 15 19.1 2 20.5 12 19.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.0 22.6 Church of Brethren 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 22.4 Churches of Christ 52 18.3 4 19.5 44 18.2 -- --.- -- --.- 20.8 21.4 United Church of Christ 4 17.5 1 17.0 3 17.7 -- --.- -- --.- 22.9 22.7 Christian Science (Ch of Chr Scntst) 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 19.2 19.9 Church of God 37 18.5 2 20.5 31 18.5 -- --.- -- --.- 19.2 19.8 Church of Jesus Christ of Lat-day St 10 20.3 0 0.0 9 20.6 -- --.- -- --.- 23.6 22.5 Church of Nazarene 2 23.5 0 0.0 2 23.5 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 22.7 Episcopal 26 21.4 6 20.8 20 21.6 -- --.- -- --.- 24.4 23.5 Evangelical 14 21.6 2 23.0 12 21.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.8 23.2 Hindu 1 20.0 0 0.0 1 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- 23.5 21.8 Jain 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 24.0 22.6 Jehovah’s Witnesses 15 20.5 4 22.5 10 20.2 -- --.- -- --.- 19.3 19.4 Judaism 2 17.5 0 0.0 2 17.5 -- --.- -- --.- 25.8 24.0 Evangelical Lutheran Ch in America 2 23.0 0 0.0 2 23.0 -- --.- -- --.- 23.5 23.2 Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod 10 23.9 1 26.0 9 23.7 -- --.- -- --.- 23.4 23.4 Mennonite 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 23.1 23.6 Methodist 72 21.3 11 22.1 56 21.5 -- --.- -- --.- 23.1 22.8 Muslim 3 18.7 0 0.0 3 18.7 -- --.- -- --.- 21.1 20.7 Eastern Orthodox churches 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 23.7 22.6 Pentecostal 49 20.1 13 20.0 36 20.1 -- --.- -- --.- 19.3 19.6 Presbyterian Church 8 22.9 1 31.0 6 22.2 -- --.- -- --.- 24.4 23.7 Reformed Church in America 1 27.0 1 27.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 23.1 23.3 Roman Catholic 1272 21.2 285 22.3 956 20.9 -- --.- -- --.- 23.1 22.4 Seventh-day Adventist 3 23.7 2 19.5 1 32.0 -- --.- -- --.- 21.0 21.7 Sikh 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 20.4 Society of Friends (Quaker) 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.5 22.7 Unitarian Universalist Association 3 23.7 1 23.0 2 24.0 -- --.- -- --.- 25.4 24.4 Other 133 20.4 28 21.6 102 20.2 -- --.- -- --.- 22.5 22.4 No religious affiliation 170 20.7 40 22.5 122 20.3 -- --.- -- --.- 23.6 23.2 Prefer not to respond 446 19.9 75 21.5 355 19.6 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 22.0 No Response / Invalid 457 19.9 102 21.2 336 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 22.3 21.8

All Students 3998 20.1 765 21.5 3079 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 22.4 22.1 A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3

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Table 12 Planned Educational Majors (General Categories) ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2011-2012 Norms ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT National Mstr Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Avg Avg —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Agriculture & Natural Resources Cons. 59 18.9 11 20.2 46 18.5 -- --.- -- --.- 20.5 21.0 Architecture 53 19.6 11 20.5 39 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 22.5 21.9 Area, Ethnic, & Multidisc. Studies 2 20.5 0 0.0 2 20.5 -- --.- -- --.- 24.9 24.2 Arts: Visual & Performing 208 19.6 36 21.5 166 19.3 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 22.4 Business 363 19.6 76 20.6 270 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.0 21.5

Communications 59 18.7 5 21.2 50 18.4 -- --.- -- --.- 22.4 22.0 Community, Family, & Personal Services 147 19.4 23 22.6 118 18.9 -- --.- -- --.- 19.9 20.5 Computer Science & Mathematics 83 20.9 20 23.4 59 20.3 -- --.- -- --.- 23.4 23.1 Education 293 20.0 53 21.5 225 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- 21.3 21.6 Engineering 203 21.1 37 21.5 160 21.1 -- --.- -- --.- 24.5 23.5

Engineering Technology & Drafting 88 19.1 10 21.2 77 18.8 -- --.- -- --.- 23.4 22.8 English & Foreign Languages 25 21.5 4 21.5 20 21.7 -- --.- -- --.- 24.9 24.5 Health Administration & Assisting 153 18.9 26 20.9 120 18.5 -- --.- -- --.- 19.3 19.7 Health Sciences & Technologies 1052 20.3 228 21.3 781 20.2 -- --.- -- --.- 21.9 21.9 Philosophy, Religion, & Theology 11 19.5 1 14.0 10 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- 23.1 23.4

Repair, Production, & Construction 28 18.5 2 19.0 26 18.4 -- --.- -- --.- 19.3 20.5 Sciences: Biological & Physical 245 21.1 61 21.9 176 21.0 -- --.- -- --.- 24.5 23.5 Social Sciences & Law 243 19.7 44 21.1 190 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 22.8 22.2 Undecided 540 20.5 77 22.4 450 20.2 -- --.- -- --.- 23.0 22.6

All Students 3998 20.1 765 21.5 3079 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 22.4 22.1 A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3

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Table 13 Financial Aid Considerations and Educational Degree Aspirations ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2011-2012 Norms ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT National Mstr Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Avg Avg —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Expects to apply for financial aid 3380 20.0 630 21.5 2624 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 22.1

Expects to work while in college and would like help finding employment 2945 19.9 530 21.3 2295 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- 22.0 21.9

Hours per week expects to work during first year of college: none 347 20.4 84 21.7 252 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- 23.5 22.5 1-10 708 20.1 107 21.4 566 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.8 22.4 11-20 1606 20.1 295 21.4 1251 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.0 22.0 21-30 650 19.8 130 21.4 495 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 20.7 21.1 31 or more 191 19.0 30 20.4 154 18.8 -- --.- -- --.- 19.7 20.3 No response 496 20.4 119 21.8 361 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- 23.0 22.3

Estimated total family income before taxes: Less than $24,000 749 18.2 115 19.8 588 18.0 -- --.- -- --.- 19.4 19.8 About $24,000 to $36,000 480 18.8 96 20.4 361 18.6 -- --.- -- --.- 20.4 20.7 About $36,000 to $50,000 407 20.1 82 21.2 310 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- 21.6 21.7 About $50,000 to $60,000 274 20.4 51 22.4 211 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.3 22.3 About $60,000 to $80,000 452 21.0 96 22.7 344 20.7 -- --.- -- --.- 22.8 22.7 About $80,000 to $100,000 404 21.4 76 22.2 321 21.2 -- --.- -- --.- 23.5 23.0 About $100,000 to $120,000 304 21.5 61 22.6 236 21.3 -- --.- -- --.- 24.8 23.7 About $120,000 to $150,000 120 21.0 19 21.8 98 20.9 -- --.- -- --.- 23.3 22.6 More than $150,0000 117 21.8 25 21.6 89 21.9 -- --.- -- --.- 24.3 23.1 No response 691 20.3 144 21.6 521 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- 22.8 22.2

Educational degree aspirations Business/tech or certificate program 42 17.5 6 19.2 34 17.2 -- --.- -- --.- 17.6 18.8 Associate’s Degree 126 17.4 5 20.6 114 17.1 -- --.- -- --.- 17.9 19.0 Bachelor’s Degree 2465 19.6 453 21.0 1907 19.4 -- --.- -- --.- 21.2 21.4 One or 2 yrs of grad study (MA, MBA) 343 21.7 81 22.5 253 21.6 -- --.- -- --.- 24.1 23.3 Doctorate or prof deg (PhD, MD, JD) 786 21.4 163 22.4 602 21.3 -- --.- -- --.- 23.9 22.9 Other 41 19.3 7 23.7 32 18.4 -- --.- -- --.- 19.9 20.5 No response 195 19.6 50 21.1 137 19.1 -- --.- -- --.- 21.8 21.5

All Students 3998 20.1 765 21.5 3079 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 22.4 22.1 A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3

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Table 14 Special Program and Service Needs ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Received Enrolled Non-Enrolled 2011-2012 Norms ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT National Mstr Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Nct Avg Avg Avg —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Needs special assistance with: Educational and Occupational Plans 2025 19.9 374 21.4 1572 19.7 -- --.- -- --.- 22.0 21.9 Expressing Ideas in Writing 920 19.1 166 20.8 715 18.8 -- --.- -- --.- 20.8 20.8 Reading Speed and Comprehension 1168 18.9 190 20.4 928 18.6 -- --.- -- --.- 20.3 20.3 Improving Study Skills 2046 19.3 361 20.8 1588 19.0 -- --.- -- --.- 20.7 20.8 Improving Mathematical Skills 1619 18.8 269 20.4 1262 18.5 -- --.- -- --.- 20.1 20.4

Interested in the following programs: Independent Study 1835 19.5 335 20.8 1414 19.3 -- --.- -- --.- 21.7 21.5 Freshmen Honors Courses 675 22.0 162 22.5 504 21.9 -- --.- -- --.- 24.8 23.8 Study in a Foreign Country 524 20.9 104 22.1 398 20.8 -- --.- -- --.- 24.2 23.2

College Extracurricular Plans Instrumental Music 306 20.7 59 21.8 236 20.5 -- --.- -- --.- 23.6 23.2 Vocal Music 262 19.7 41 21.4 207 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 22.6 22.6 Student Government 410 20.1 85 21.0 306 20.1 -- --.- -- --.- 23.0 22.3 Publications 474 19.6 86 20.5 370 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 22.5 22.2 Debate 259 20.2 45 20.4 206 20.2 -- --.- -- --.- 22.9 22.4 Dramatics, Theater 465 19.7 78 21.2 362 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 22.5 22.5 Religious Organizations 563 21.1 116 22.0 431 21.0 -- --.- -- --.- 23.3 23.0 Racial or Ethnic Organizations 180 18.9 24 20.1 153 18.8 -- --.- -- --.- 21.5 20.6 Varsity Athletics 1157 19.7 208 20.8 902 19.5 -- --.- -- --.- 21.8 21.7 Political Organizations 176 20.1 37 20.7 135 20.0 -- --.- -- --.- 23.7 22.9 Radio-TV 340 19.0 44 20.1 281 18.9 -- --.- -- --.- 21.5 21.6 Fraternity or Sorority 1332 19.9 254 20.9 1025 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 22.2 21.7 Campus or Community Service Org. 1111 20.5 220 21.5 847 20.4 -- --.- -- --.- 23.1 22.6

All Students 3998 20.1 765 21.5 3079 19.8 -- --.- -- --.- 22.4 22.1 A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3

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Table 15 College Freshmen Trends: Scores, Grades, Ethnic Background, etc. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Freshmen Classes 2011-2012 Norms 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 National Mstr Avg Avg Avg Avg Avg Avg Avg —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

ACT Standard Score English 21.7 21.8 22.2 22.2 21.9 22.1 21.9 Mathematics 20.0 20.2 20.6 20.6 20.8 22.2 21.8 Reading 21.3 21.2 21.6 21.7 21.5 22.6 22.4 Science 20.8 20.8 21.5 21.3 21.2 22.1 21.8 Composite 21.1 21.1 21.6 21.6 21.5 22.4 22.1

High School Grades English 3.15 3.12 3.21 3.21 3.21 3.41 3.43 Mathematics 3.02 2.98 3.10 3.14 3.14 3.25 3.24 Social Studies 3.32 3.28 3.33 3.38 3.34 3.48 3.49 Natural Sciences 3.13 3.08 3.17 3.20 3.19 3.32 3.32 Average of grades (HSA) 3.15 3.11 3.20 3.23 3.22 3.36 3.37

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Family Income Less than $24,000 9 15 17 13 15 11 11 About $24,000 - $50,000 25 21 22 23 23 19 19 About $50,000 - $60,000 14 8 7 9 7 7 7 About $60,000 - $80,000 14 14 14 14 13 10 11 About $80,000 - $100,000 10 12 12 13 10 9 10 More than $100,000 9 14 13 12 14 17 16

Racial/Ethnic Background Black/African American 18 18 17 19 20 12 11 American Indian/Alaska Native 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 White 70 71 73 71 64 64 66 Hispanic/Latino 1 1 1 2 4 10 10 Asian 1 1 1 0 1 5 3 Two or more races/Other 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 Prefer not to Respond/No Resp 2 5 4 5 6 6 6

Expressed need for help with: Educational/Occupational Plans 43 48 44 49 49 43 44 Writing Skills 20 21 21 21 22 19 19 Reading Skills 28 27 25 25 25 22 22 Math Skills 35 36 35 34 35 30 30

Special programs/Interests Ind Study/Honors Courses 45 51 49 51 53 42 41 Advanced Placement in English 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced Placement in Math 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Adv Placement Foreign Language 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 A C T C L A S S P R O F I L E R E P O R T F R E S H M A N C L A S S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3

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Table 16 Number of ACT Score Reports Sent to Your Institution and to Competing Institutions ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Total Choice Choice Choices In- Out-of- Institution Name City ST Score Rpts 1 2 3-6 State State —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY THIBODAUX, LA 3301 1170 921 1210 3197 104

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE LAFAYETTE LA 1287 324 427 536 1284 3 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY HAMMOND LA 1014 293 269 452 1004 10 LOUISIANA ST UNIV/A&M-BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE LA 995 404 261 330 978 17 LA OFFICE OF STUD FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BATON ROUGE LA 555 254 100 201 551 4 UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS LA 402 82 101 219 397 5 NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIV OF LOUISIANA NATCHITOCHES LA 299 45 84 170 298 1 MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY LAKE CHARLES LA 297 66 73 158 293 4 FLETCHER TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHRIEVER LA 240 66 95 79 238 2 LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY RUSTON LA 222 48 51 123 221 1 DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE NEW ORLEANS LA 213 63 54 96 211 2 UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE MONROE LA 195 34 58 103 195 0 SOUTHERN UNIV AT BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE LA 175 40 44 91 173 2 TULANE UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS LA 163 28 34 101 161 2 BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BATON ROUGE LA 157 40 38 79 157 0 XAVIER UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS LA 132 35 28 69 132 0 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS LA 126 22 33 71 123 3 GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY GRAMBLING LA 125 30 30 65 125 0 NCAA ELIGIBILITY CENTER INDIANAPOLIS IN 90 38 11 41 79 11 DILLARD UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS LA 78 24 21 33 77 1 OUR LADY OF THE LAKE COLLEGE BATON ROUGE LA 78 18 18 42 78 0 UNIVERSITY SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI HATTIESBURG MS 72 16 16 40 66 6 LOUISIANA ST UNIV AT EUNICE EUNICE LA 63 13 14 36 63 0 RIVER PARISHES COMMUNITY COLLEGE SORRENTO LA 50 10 13 27 50 0 LOUISIANA TECH COLLEGE (ALL CAMPUSES) BATON ROUGE LA 48 6 13 29 48 0 LOUISIANA ST UNIV-ALEXANDRIA ALEXANDRIA LA 47 16 7 24 46 1 SOUTHERN UNIV AT NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS LA 41 4 18 19 40 1 LOUISIANA COLLEGE PINEVILLE LA 39 9 14 16 38 1 MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY MISSISSIPPI STATE MS 36 8 9 19 32 4 OUR LADY OF HOLY CROSS COLLEGE NEW ORLEANS LA 34 9 4 21 34 0 SOUTH LOUISIANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE LAFAYETTE LA 34 7 11 16 33 1

ALL OTHER INSTITUTIONS 837 146 186 505 653 184

NOTE: Total Score Rpts column includes only score reports from college choices 1-6. Supplemental ( 540), Residual ( 11) and Other ( 146) score reports are not included.

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